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The glaciers in the Himalayas provide water to nearly 25% of the world’s population. But the glaciers are melting at an alarming rate. VOA's Zubair Dar has more in this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.

The White Fox restaurant in Mosul, Iraq, isn’t known for its comfortable atmosphere or its great food and drinks. It’s known for its servers. VOA’s Kawa Omar filed this report, narrated by Rikar Hussein. Producer and camera: Kawa Omar.

A herd of elephants in Santa Claus costumes brought gifts of face masks and hand sanitizer to primary school students in central Thailand on Christmas Eve. (Reuters)

US President Joe Biden says defeating the coronavirus pandemic – both at home and around the world – is his top priority. VOA looks at how he handled this unprecedented global and domestic challenge during his first year as president, with this report from White House correspondent Anita Powell.

We begin the show in Nigeria, where people from all walks of life came together to celebrate the Christmas holiday in the Abuja Christmas village.

It's the holiday season so we're looking at how to stay stress-free. Dr Omekongo Dibanga, an educator and motivational speaker, shares some steps on handling holiday stress. And a look back at lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic this year.

This close to Christmas, scores of Zimbabwean travelers would normally be packed at bus stations, rushing to get home from neighbouring South Africa, to see their loved ones. However, bus drivers are seeing far less people than expected. COVID-19 shut the borders for much of 2020. (Reuters)

When Miriam Kasumuni’s husband died of a heart attack after losing nearly his entire herd of cattle to drought, he left behind 6 wives and 32 children. Miriam had to step up and become the breadwinner for the family.

A Utah Jazz dancer received a marriage proposal during Utah's game against Charlotte, Dec. 20, 2021, at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Reuters)

In the December holiday season of giving, undocumented immigrants in South Africa are getting the gift of COVID-19 vaccinations. The government, with the help of nonprofit groups, is offering the vaccine to the country’s estimated 2 million undocumented in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus